Doyle Sails Loft - Venue for the first Club Night in 2015
The Official Newsletter of the Island Cruising Assoc.
Cruise News e-dition available for download from www.islandcruisng.co.nz on or before the 7th of each month
December 2014
5 Topical Articles this month Updates PR and more..
All Points Rally Participants enjoy some fine food and wine at the Omata Estate Winery.
Safety Demonstration Hosted by Kiwi Yachting and Safety at Sea
NEXT ICA GET TOGETHER “CLUB CHRISTMAS CRUISE”.. This years Christmas Cruise will be a low key affair. Starting with a get together Christmas Eve at Mahurangi and Culminating at the Bottom End for New Years with some great fun in between. Listen out at 8 on 8 for daily news and weather or call Windflower on Ch16 VHF or mobile 021 or 027 242 1088.
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Enjoying a glass of Northland’s finest wine and some great food at Omata Estate Winery. Pam and Ken off Roundabout II, participants in this years All Points Rally were also the winners of the “Passport” prize draw, a $500 Cater Marine Voucher
“CLUB CHRISTMAS CRUISE”..
EDITOR'S NOTES The weather was a feature in this years return to NZ from the tropics. Boats that left either early or Late had a good run with the boats in the middle, around the first two weeks of November, struggling to find a window with more than a couple of days of suitable weather. Windflower was one of the early-birds and had a good passage south from Fiji, 8 days with a mixed bag of great sailing, motor sailing, plain old motoring and some heavy stuff for the last night entering NZ. All in all not a bad passage. Notably it was boats that cut the corner, heading direct for Opua too early, that got the worst of it. A few beers at the Opua Cruising Club and a couple of good nights rest and the memories were fading for most of those folk. November saw the All Points Rally clear into Opua. Now in it’s seventh year this was the biggest to date with 128 yachts pre registered for the rally and festivities. Late November also saw the Welcome Back and Christmas Party, for the first time at the Squadron, and the last Cruising Preparation Seminar for the year with twenty budding cruisers attending. Christmas is almost upon us and we hope to see some of you on our Christmas Cruise. We’ve also got a great line up of club nights for you at the beginning of next year.
CLUB NIGHT FEBRUARY 2015
The first Club Night of 2015 will be held at Doyle Sails Loft, Rosebank Rd. Avondale Auckland. 5:30 Start Friday 20th February
This years Christmas Cruise will be a low key affair. Starting with a get together Christmas Eve at Mahurangi and Culminating at the Bottom End for New Years with some great fun in between. Listen out at 8 on 8 for daily news and weather or call Windflower on Ch16 VHF or mobile 021 or 027 242 1088.
2015 SAIL 2 INDONESIA RALLY
2015 SAFETY DEMONSTRATION AUCKLAND
There have been a couple of late cancellations for the 2015 PCR which leaves a couple of slots open for anyone keen to participate.
Registrations are now open for this event. http://www.islandcruising.co.nz/?page_id=2714
2015 PACIFIC CIRCUIT RALLY
In Association with Kiwi Yachting and Safety at Sea this workshop will look at Safety Equipment, 2016 DOYLE SAILS Liferafts, Dan Buoys, Life Jackets etc their de- PERFORMANCE CRUISER RALLY ployment and use. Feb 21st 2015 Venue to be This new event is currently in the build process confirmed. but preliminary information and a link to register interest in the rally can be found on pg. 8
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Orca’s playing just off the Q Dock at Opua. Bay of Islands Marina in the background. Photo Courtesy of Catherine - SV Tuuletar
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Christmas Cruise, Safety Demonstration and Feb Club Night.
Doyle Sails steps up as Sponsor for a different Type of Cruising Rally, one aimed more at the sailor amongst us.
An absolute must for the cruising sailor. Regarded as must have for the 2015 Pacific Circuit Rally
necessity list, but how do you keep them all charged?
educational
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9... WHAT’S UP IN 2016
11... ON THE REEF JJ Looses his “Ocean Echo” on Majuro 19... PREDICTWIND OFFSHORE APP
23... WHAT WORKS- CHARGING THE GADGETS Every year we seem to add more gadgets to the cruising
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27... ALL POINTS RALLY Voted a Raging Success by participants, great fun and
31... CLEAN FUEL A hit at the Cruising Prep School, this ia a product that works. 35... LAND CRUISING DESTINATIONS Geirangerfjord is just one of many amazing attraction Norway has
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37... BEST BRAG - ALL POINTS Winner of the best Brag/Story, verrrry good. 41... RECIPE. 42... PONDER THIS
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. . . s e t Upda Island Cruising Assoc Christmas Cruise 2014 Round up 2014 with a Christmas Cruise with ICA! For those that haven’t been on an ICA Christmas Cruise, you’ve been missing out. Great fun, great friends, great place to see and fun things to do. Itinerary is:24th Dec. Meet at Mahurangi Harbour Christmas Eve for BBQ and get together ashore (Venue TBA on the Day) 25th Dec. Christmas Day - Relax and enjoy on your own agenda. 26th Dec. Boxing Day - Tiri Tiri if weather suits then onto Rakino. 27th Dec. Rakino. 28th Dec. Onto Waiheke. Depending on wind either Oneroa or Surfdale with some sailing or fishing on the way. Pot luck Sundowners on the beach. 29th Dec. Oneroa/ Surfdale Visit the Cafe’s, wineries, Olive Groves, walks and more. 30th Dec. A gentle sail to the bottom end of Waiheke. Destination Dependant on weather.
2015 SAFETY DEMONSTRATION AUCKLAND In Association with Kiwi Yachting and Safety at Sea this workshop will look at Safety Equipment, Liferaft’s, Dan Buoys, Life Jackets etc their deployment and use. Feb 21st 2015 Venue to be confirmed. Click the link to Register your interest.
http://www.islandcruising.co.nz/?page_id=3055
CLUB NIGHT FEBRUARY 2015
The first Club Night of 2015 will be held at Doyle Sails Loft, Rosebank Rd. Avondale Auckland. 5:30 Start Friday 20th February If you haven’t been along to one of Doyle’s Loft BBQ’s you’ll be amazed by the size and sophistication of this, the biggest loft in the Southern Hemisphere. Come along and enjoy a sausage and a beer or wine.
2015 Pacific Circuit Rally Only a two spots left due to cancellations! "Off to Live the Dream"
31st Dec. Man O war Bay for wine tasting at the Man O War cellars then New Years eve on the beach.
2nd Jan - Off to do your own thing! Contacts - each morning Channel 08 VHF at 0900 Ch 16 VHF during the day or 021 or 027 242 1088. Itinerary subject to change dependent on weather and attendance. Significant changes will be posted on the web site and Facebook.
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What do Members say? "100% satisfied" John Hembrow- Red Sky "Gold Standard Brokers"
Rodney Cowell
Jude and Grant- “Blinder”
Baileys Insurance Brokers Ltd
Al and Shirl- “Bravado”
2015 Pacific Circuit Rally
For a Coastal or Offshore Marine insurance quote click the link on the Island Cruising home page.
Ian and Tracey - “Providence”
‘Experience of a lifetime, definitely one for the bucket list’ ‘Best 6 months of our lives’
1st Jan 2015 - A walk to Stony Batter Gun Emplacements.
"Special rates for ICA members with "A" rated Insurers, backed up by superb claims service" That's Neil Bailey's promise to you.
‘We’ve made many true friends and lived the cruising dream’ Just some of the comments from participants in the 2013 PCR.
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What’s Up! in 2016 The Tonga Rally will again run in 2016 with departure planned for Saturday 7th May 2016 from Opua, subject to weather. Recently we asked a group of around 100 cruisers if they’d be interested in a rally with a greater emphasis on the sailing side of both passage making and cruising. Well the answer was a resounding YES. With that in mind we went forward with planning, developed a program and secured a sponsor that could bring some great prizes to the event; the result is the
“2016 Doyle Sails - Performance Cruiser Rally”
There will be more detail released over the following months but the jist is, this rally is aimed at the cruiser that wants to sail and would prefer not to turn the key if they don’t have too. There will be various classes in the rally so everyone has a chance of taking out one of the great prizes. The Preliminary Program sees a start Date in early June 2016 Start - Saturday 4th June at Opua - Bay of Islands - Northland NZ - subject to weather. First Leg - Opua to Vuda Point Fiji (via the Minervas if the weather permits). Clearance will be handled at Vuda Point Marina as will the arrival festivities. There will be a number of fun events programmed including a Beachcomber Pirates Race, Hobby cat challenge at Musket Cove and then to Robinson Crusoe Island for their world renown South Pacific Dinner and Show. If the girls don’t want to take part in the strenuous events there will be plenty of activities planned to keep them out of mischief too. Boats are then on their own to explore Fiji before the start of Leg 2. Leg 2 - the “2016 Musket Cove to Vila Race”. Departure is planned from Musket Cove Saturday 6th August 2016. The course leaves Fiji for Anatom, Vanuatu’s southernmost island where Clearance will be done at Anelghawhat, the fleet will regroup and after some fun on Mystery Island, just south of the anchorage, will head to Port Resolution a 40 mile sprint. Mt Yasur on Tanna is a must see before the fleet heads to Vila to be Welcomed by Yachting World Vanuatu and the Waterfront Bar and Grill. Boats are then free to explore Vanuatu. At this stage Leg 3 is planned to depart Vanuatu to NZ on Saturday 10th September but if there is enough interest we will include a leg to take in New Caledonia as well. Click the link below to register your interest and receive more info on the rally. http://www.islandcruising.co.nz/?page_id=3009
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Some good news first, good friends Rick and Robin on the cat “Endangered Species” have finally completed their circumnavigation after eleven and a half years. We got to share some great times during three of those years as they explored the South West Pacific, Musket Cove was always a favorite. Rick and Robin have been great Cruising Ambassadors of ICA since joining the Tonga Rally in 2007 and made many friends while in our neck of the woods... Here are a few words from Robin. “We arrived in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua on Thanksgiving morning!! We had so much to be thankful for. We had a relatively short 12 day passage crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Thankful we had lots of wind to make the passage as short as possible. I can officially say that I have “checked OFF” ocean crossing! Our boat did a wonderful job getting us safely home to the Caribbean 11.5 years after setting out from here. Our last time in Antigua was April 2oo4. We are busy getting the boat all ready to go again. And scouting out the local areas for our return in April next year for the Classic Regatta and Antigua Race Week. We are very pleasantly surprised that somethings don’t change. One of our favorite places here in 2004 was a cafe called “Skullduggery” which served the best Espresso martinis. We where so happy and surprised to see it is still in business!! I asked the lady behind the counter “do you still sell espresso martins?” It was 9am in the morning. She replied “Yes, we are famous for our martinis!” I replied “Yes, I know, I have just spent 11.5 years sailing around the world to get one of them.” We had one last night. And it was everything I remembered.”
Rick and Robin at Musket Cove
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Yacht lost on Majuro
Now for some unfortunate news. Many of you that left from Opua in May will remember JJ on the yacht “Ocean Echo” who became well known for his wit and regular weather updates on the morning Skeds. We last saw JJ in Fiji before he headed North for the Marshall Islands, unfortunately this was to be the end of his circumnavigation. Reprinted courtesy of Christine Kling Monday morning I awoke early and watched the sky grow light listening to the quiet morning sounds here in our anchorage off the island of Eneko. At 7:30 the cruiser’s net anchor started off with the usual good morning, and she asked if there was any emergency traffic. A new voice came on. A man’s voice. He said he was from a yacht that had shipwrecked on a reef close to the pass. He sounded surprisingly calm as he gave his position and explained that his boat had grounded around 4:00 a.m. Wayne and I both were up and heading for the cockpit. He’d said he was east of the lagoon pass. I picked up the binoculars and looked to the west. There through the mist of the breakers, about three miles off, I saw the white hull and mast canted over at an extreme angle. She was high and dry alright. The man was telling the net anchor that his boat, a 40-foot Beneteau had water in it, but he wasn’t sure if she was holed or if the water had come in via the breakers that had washed over the boat. He said he had taken his kayak to shore with his important papers and money, and he was now on shore. It only took us a few minutes to get the engine started and to drop our mooring. We motored over and anchored on the lagoon side of the island which our charts
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showed as Entmagetto but the local newspaper later reported as Enemakij. We saw the sailor sitting on the lagoon-side beach made mostly of coral rubble. Through the trees, we could see the boat’s mast on the other side of the tiny island. We went ashore in the dinghy, but the approach to the island was surrounded by coral. The fellow waded out across the reef and took hold of our dinghy. He introduced himself as JJ, and the exhaustion and pain in his eyes was apparent. Yet he smiled, shook our hands, and told us he was Canadian. He had bought the boat 14 years before, spent 10 years working on her and sailing in British Columbia, and he had taken off just over 4 years earlier. He’d cruised from Canada down to Mexico, on to the Marquesas, French Polynesia, Tonga, New Zealand, and he had been on his way north from Fiji and Tuvalu. He attributed the grounding to an autopilot failure. We loaded his valuables that he had there in a couple of Pelican cases and bags into the dinghy. Wayne said he would go out to the boat with him, and I offered to take the dinghy back out to Learnativity since there was no place to land. I put my hand on JJ’s shoulder and said, “You’re alive, and you’re not alone now.” He smiled. I watched the fellows climb up the beach, and Wayne introduced himself to the Marshallese men on the beach. There was a house at the opposite end of the island, and they lived there. I learned later that the island was privately owned. One man identified himself as the owner of the island, but it turned out later that the island is owned by a large family, not only one individual. Salvage - About an hour later, the cruising boat Mahili arrived from town with three dinghies and folks off Navigator and Celsius. And the local Police boat arrived and asked them for help to dinghy some of their crew ashore. An hour after that another cruising boat Pacific Hwy arrived with crew off Good News. More cruisers went ashore to help.
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The next morning Wayne and JJ had got the boat’s main anchor way out into the surf to prevent her from going any further up the reef, and Wayne was optimistic that she could be dragged off at the next high tide around 6:00 p.m. Cary off Seal was back in town communicating with the local officials and ready to arrange for a tow if it looked possible. The evening tide was going to be a foot higher than the tide the boat went up on. Everyone ashore started unloading the gear off the grounded boat. I was able to stay in touch with Wayne since he had the handheld VHF. A boat with some North American Mormon missionaries had arrived, and they too pitched in. Everyone was working to unload the boat to lighten it and the mound of gear on the beach grew higher. But as the tide began to rise again, the boat flooded just as quickly as the outside water rose. JJ told Wayne how he much the hull had flexed as she’d pounded her way up with the tide, and it was clear she was significantly holed. When the tide came in far enough to get the dinghy over the reef, I went ashore and I heard the whole story. Wayne had tried to convince JJ that he was exhausted and maybe it would be better to get some rest and rethink about what to do in the morning. But JJ had made his decision. He signed the boat over to the island’s owners. JJ basically gave everything away choosing to take only a few personal possessions home with him. We invited him to stay aboard our boat that night. The other cruising boats returned to the town moorings, but JJ wanted to go back to his boat the next morning. He only had a pair of Crocs on his feet, and he needed real shoes to return to Canada. We ate dinner and talked about boats and cruising and what he might do when he returned. Finally it was time to retire and I said, “Get some rest. You need it.” He shook his head. “I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep,” he said. The next morning, the boat had been pushed much farther up the reef by the higher tide and we could now see her framed in the break in the trees. The guys went back to the boat and got a few more of JJ’s personal belongings and they showed the island’s owners how to get off the solar panels and the batteries
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and other valuable gear. When they returned to our boat, we got underway and motored back to town. En route we checked flights and airfares and discussed what his options were as Majuro only has three flights a week from here to Hawaii. Once we got on the mooring, Cary from Seal came by and offered to take JJ to see the officials to clear in. When he returned a little over an hour later, he had already bought a plane ticket home for Wednesday’s evening flight. He asked if he could stay one more night on the boat. I considered whether or not it would be a kindness to treat him to a night at a hotel, but I decided JJ needed company more than physical comfort. That night Wayne and I mostly just listened. JJ told us stories about his adventures cruising as a single hander. He explained how he had become an amateur meteorologist and began sharing weather forecasts over the SSB nets with other cruisers. We learned about how he had defected from Czechoslovakia and had started a new life in Canada. Wayne and I sipped our red wine and JJ his cranberry juice, and when I served dinner he smiled, thanked me and said he finally really felt hungry. That night he explained how much he liked Majuro. “I’ve had to start over before, and I can do it again,” he said. “In two years, I will have another boat. I’ll be back.” Sailors are known to watch other boats coming into an anchorage and to critique their technique over a cold one. Sometimes dockside Monday morning quarterbacking is all too common. But when sailors have sailed all the miles to get as far as this distant place called Majuro, they are generally more humbled by the many times they knew that but for a little bit of luck, their trip might have ended in disaster. Wayne and I know we have so much to be thankful for. This Thanksgiving I will always remember as the time I felt such gratitude for the opportunity to live this amazing life and to be a part of the cruising community of Majuro who came together to do what they could for this stranger. He left a stranger no more. Safe journey, JJ, and I hope to meet you out on the water again someday. Christine
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The gear piles up on the beach and Learnativity is visible at anchor in the lagoon.
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Reprinted courtesy of Top of the South Marine Bio-security Partnership
Partners Newsletter Keeping you informed December 2014
Voyager P On 14 October the fishing vessel Voyager P was wrapped in plastic in Port Nelson to remove the biosecurity risks associated with its highly fouled hull. The Voyager P departed Port Lincoln, Australia, and arrived in NZ waters in late May 2014. The vessel did not declare any biofouling concerns on its advanced notice of arrival declaration form – therefore the hull of the Voyager P was not inspected. The vessel was heavily fouled, with mussels, seaweeds, hydroids and crustaceans. On 19 September, the TOS coordination team was informed that the Voyager P might have significant hull fouling and that some of that might derive from overseas. When we investigated on 22 September where the ship was berthed in Nelson, the information provided by the master suggested there might be a biosecurity risk and we informed the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). On 25 September, MPI provided direction on how to proceed and the TOS Partnership arranged an inspection by Diving Services NZ Ltd on 1 October. They found the vessel to be highly fouled and forwarded video footage to the Nelson City Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries. This triggered a full scale biosecurity response from the Ministry with the support of the TOS Partnership. The Ministry for Primary Industries initiated a biosecurity response to mitigate the risk of biofouling on the vessel. The new Craft Risk Management Standard (CRMS) requires vessels coming into New Zealand to have clean hulls. The CRMS has a four year lead in period with voluntary compliance until 2018. The Ministry treated this as a learning exercise and will review and incorporate the findings into the implementation strategy of the CRMS. The effectiveness of the TOS Partnership was demonstrated in that the risk was identified through its industry network, and local partners Port Nelson, Nelson City Council and Diving Services NZ Ltd provided valuable support to MPI.
Photo below: Voyager P one week after wrapping was completed by Diving Services NZ Ltd. Photo: Kathy Walls, MPI
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. . . s k r o W . t d a e h g r W a h c s t e g d a g r u o y g n i p e Ke Gadgets and keeping them charged.
If you’re anything like me then gadgets are now a fixture of cruising life, on Windflower Lyn has also caught the bug. For six months of the year though we’re off the grid and all everything still needs charged. And what about the mess and the plethora of cables, Hmmm, cables the Bain of my life. Someone a few years back when USB 2 (Universal Serial Bus) came out said lets have one cable that will charge everything, a Universal Charger run off any USB socket. Well that lasted about 5 minutes with various manufactures opting instead for a custom cable suitable only for their product. Then you’ve got all the other things that need charged, the elec-
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tric Screw Driver the cordless speakers, the 12V Vacuum Cleaner, Computers, Laptops, and a host of other things you usually plug into a 230V Socket, did I mention the mess?? Now Murphy’s a sod, his law on cables is even if you leave just two lengths of cable on a bench top well apart and neatly coiled overnight both cables will become tangled and tied in knots, usually both together and it’s like trying to untangle a birds nest each time you want to use one. So I went about methodically looking at how to better manage the whole charging issue and I found out some interesting things. Most things that have a battery and have a 230V charger can in fact be charged of the ships batteries without having to resort to running the inverter.
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Multi Charging kit Cable Dot’s
Top - Multi Volt adapter Bottom - USB Cigarette adapter
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On the back of each charger there will be a label that tells you what the charge voltage output is and the amps required. If it’s got a USB socket on it simply buy a USB adapter from Dick Smith or Jaycar for your cigarette Lighter socket and away you go, buy a high output 2 slot unit and plug things like cell phones into the 1.0A slot and iPads and Tablets etc into the high output 2.1A slot (See Photo). If it Plugs into a 230V outlet but doesn’t have a USB connection then use a multi volt cigarette lighter adapter and simply select the correct voltage for that you want to charge and the correct adapter for the end of the cable to fit the charging slot on the devise (see Photo) . Now what will happen to the original charger if it’s no longer required, you guessed it, Murphy will put it somewhere never to be found again so use a label maker to label all your cables and devises. Many Laptops run on a voltage higher than 12V, you can buy a voltage stepper to increase the voltage but you’ll need to make sure your batteries are always well charged. Now there will always be some appliances that simply can’t be charged Via a 12V connection. Here it’s important to be aware of the wattage these units require to run. The best solution is to connect these to 230V via an Inverter. We have a large 2KW inverter on the boat and use this as we often have more than one high Wattage devise running for the office but as Colin Pawson from Enertec Marine explained in last months Electrical article if you’re only charging low wattage devises then a smaller 150 – 300W inverter will use less power (to run itself) and draw less from the batteries. Roll up the cable to the length that’s required to reach the devise you’re charging and secure with a couple of cable ties around the loop of spare cord and tuck it all under the multi board to keep it out the way. Clip the other end into a Cable Dot when not in use to stop Murphy from having some fun.
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All Points Rally News
Information Seminars
With November temperatures still cool, the annual All Points Rally week started on the 15 November in Opua. With a record number of 126 pre-registered boats many of whom were participating for the second or third time. This year saw the widest range of nationalities to date. The week kicked off in the marquee with registration and a good kiwi sausage sizzle on the Saturday and a pot luck BBQ on the Sunday. On Sunday many cruisers attended the opening of the Twin Coast Cycle Way, and enjoyed the exercise cycling along the old train tracks towards Kawakawa. The seminars every afternoon, Monday through to Friday, covered everything from sail repair, rigging, fishing, canvas care, motor maintenance, refrigeration (always an issue on boats), electrical (another often discussed subject), splicing, weather with Bob McDavitt, and how to get the best out of your paint along with a heads up on where to cruise along our beautiful coast and understanding the kiwi lingo (especially for our Australian cousins). Monday night’s Welcome cocktail evening saw some hardy souls don tropical gear (albeit on top of thermals) and the rum punch was quickly consumed as the group got to mingle with the local businesses. Wine tasting at the Omata Estate was well patronised, and a few chilled drops went down smoothly with platters of local cheeses, dips and other delicacies. A few even had naps before the afternoon session. Comedy night saw lots of laughter and with plenty of tasty pizzas, a good evening was had by all.
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A few people took the opportunity to enjoy a round of golf at Waitangi Golf Club, with panoramic views out to the Bay. Wednesday evening it was off on a tour of Opua, Russell & Paihia by ferry. Starting with drinks and nibbles at the Opua Cruising Club, we cruised to Russell and enjoyed the hospitality of the Bay of Islands Game-fish Club and the back bar of the Duke of Marlborough. Some took advantage of the balmy evening to stroll along the waterfront before it was back on board and a quick trip out to Roberton Island where we were entertained by the antics of a large pod of dolphins, leaping and cavorting around the boat. As dark descended we headed to 35° South on waterfront at Paihia. A final glass of wine and bite to eat and then a return to Opua after a fantastic night.
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Thursday’s shopping trip to Kerikeri gave some of the later arriving cruisers a chance to get some retail therapy, taking in some of our local businesses such as Living nature, Makana Chocolates and Romaine Woodcraft along with supermarkets and hardware stores. A little sightseeing was thrown in with a quick visit to the Stone Store and through the Waitangi Forest and Treaty grounds and ending at the Paihia Farmers Market before heading back with lots of goodies. The evenings Talent turned into a singalong after a tasty BBQ pot luck. Ashby’s BBQ as always finished a successful week with great food, drink and company. The hotly contested Passport draw was held during the Cater Marine Trade Day after the Trash and Treasure Swap Meet. Pam & Ted from Roundabout II took away the $500 Voucher from Caters. The week finished with a BBQ out at Roberton Island on a beautiful sunny day, giving the boats a taste of The Bay of Islands. A big thank you to everyone involved and we look forward to next years festivities.
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BEATING THE BUG; CREATING CLEAN FUEL A common problem encountered by long distance cruisers is acquiring clean fuel. Diesel Bug and other bacteria can grow quickly, particularly in warmer climates. Blocked filters, fuel lines and injectors caused by the impurity can in turn cause all sorts of problems with generators, engines and fuel tanks. There are chemicals that can be added to diesel that will kill live bugs (but not always the spores). This can leave a sludge that can be almost as harmful, filters and jets get blocked and you’re left with a difficult and sometimes impossible job to perform at sea to get things up and running again. An alternative is to fit a magnetic or Ultra-Violet fuel polishing system. These can take various forms from a simple inline fitting that breaks up the diesel bug as fuel is fed into the engine, neutralising bacteria and releasing any water in suspension. More advanced systems will also kill the spores using UV light ensuring that any fuel returning to the tank via the return is in A Grade condition for clean combustion. For vessels with larger tanks that may only refuel occasionally or are left idle for periods, a self-circulating “polishing” system is recommended. Fuel is cycled around the tank through a combination of opposed magnetic fields, ultra violet light and water separating filter. These systems are generally easy to retrofit and some come with programmable timers to run self-sufficiently for long periods without the skipper’s attention. The Pure Fuel Technology range from Kiwi Yachting offers a range of solutions. Find out more at www.purefueltech.com
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The marine environment is perfect for growing contaminants such as “diesel bug”. Hundreds of boats have been affected and thousands of dollars damage been done to engines over recent years. Company co-founder’s Dean Barker and Richard Macalister recognised this problem and acquired a series of unique technologies developed in New Zealand to monitor and treat fuel through various stages of its life. From storage to pre-filter combustion, Pure Fuel Technology has an effective and environmentally friendly solution to the problem.
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No matter how small, to some degree the presence of ‘diesel bug’ is clogging filters, eroding your tank and wearing injectors. Furthermore, a cleaner burn is more fuel-efficient and better for the environment.
DIESEL CHANGES ITS STATE RAPIDLY WITH THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE AND WARMTH A small amount of microbial contamination can thrive in the right conditions and result in “D” grade fuel within a matter of days. Our systems ensure your fuel is always in the healthiest possible state.
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. . . g a r Best B y l l a R s t n i o P l l A 2014 Every year we run a few competitions and this year during the All Points Rally a “Best Brag or Story” was run. The wining submission is below. By Werner Princess del Mar
Gus Puss living the moment to save his life.
There was this old fellow Gus, a tall slender hippie guy, long hair and a beard that just about covered the rest of the face between neck and nose. He left behind all his goods and with it troubles of a busy life as a father, making sure the 6 kids were growing up a respective bunch. Now Gus had nothing to worry any longer. Even his wife, he left her behind. She was tired of his adventurous spirit and tired of making radical changes in life. After all she established herself well at home. Gus could not let go of his dreams ever, so he left. No woman no cry, so to say. He noticed that with women in general he always felt that he had to deal with a hidden agenda within a female body. Anyway, no women no cry. So here he was on the sailboat in Tonga, after two years and more than 5000 safe sea miles of sailing between islands, over open oceans and into lovely bays. Two years of happiness no one can describe. He sure filled that cup of happiness to its brim. It was on that passage of his journey from Tonga to New Zealand were Gus’ adventure took a turn. The first time since he was on this voyage he had to find out that happiness was hard to find. As usual, he prepared his boat to
make sure all was in good shape for the 10 day open water journey. Not that anything should happen, but who knows. He had enough water, even though the water maker quit making good water, lots of fuel and food and with it nothing to worry. The only little inkling of trouble was his scab on the left leg. Usually it healed skin over it in no time. But this time the wound started to release some puss around the scab. Oh well, he thought, I will take care of it in NZ and set out on some light winds, anchoring outside the island group of Tonga’tapu behind a reef for an early morning start to greet the ocean. Winds increased rapidly and in a few hours Gus was busy reefing the main sail down to the third reef to allow the boat a more comfortable motion and with it a more pleasant ride and of course not to tear the sail or worse bring down the whole standing rigging. Finally, sitting in the cockpit he inspects his wound on the left leg and found it to be twice the size as the day before. That caused some sign for alarm. Out came the Aloah Vera plant to use some juice and spread it onto the infected parts. Looking at the right leg, there were 3 more scabs and all of them started to put out a bit of puss. More Aloah was needed. Gus also started to eat propolis, a natural bee product and an antibiotic. The seas got pretty rough with 4 meter peak swells passing under the boat and every so often part of it over the deck and cockpit. It got quite wet and slippery all around. Flying fish ended up on the deck. Not the best environment for
a wound to heal, not to mention 4 wounds. In the meantime Gus got seasick, something he thought would not happen to him any longer. It definitely was a sign that he lost confidence in himself. He also started to have short bursts of fever and he had to dress extra warm in order to function. The ride was rough and on the second day a big wave knocked the boat so hard that Gus flew across the cockpit and against the post of the companion way, hurting his lower back terribly. He no longer could walk straight up. He just lay down and let the boat take over. After all it was the self steering system that did the work for him. For a solo sailor that piece of equipment is just like another crew, just that it never argues, does the thing you set it to do and does not destroy parts of your boat while crewing. The next day all 4 wounds had a large area of infected skin and the band aids he put on the day before were no longer large enough to cover it all, so larger ones had to be cut. It was still 7 days at least, to get to NZ and the hopes to get there before Gus’ skin was all one big wound was becoming quite real. The pain in the back now lessened but a headache and weakness in the muscles started to be felt. But was this because of the seasickness or the back injury or the wounds? He decided to live the moment and to celebrate that he was still alive. He grabbed a piece of chicken fillet out of the freezer box to prepare for dinner, not to think this to be his last supper but to use all his senses to enjoy the time unfolding. To prepare a meal on a boat takes a long time as the boat lurches on with pounding movements to beat the heaps of waves riding on top of the swells. But he made it and finally enjoyed a wonderful tasty chicken with rice and some lemon juice. A beer was out of the question at this stage of health. The meal sure boasted the self-es-
teem and things looked better. However, two hours later Gus noticed a walnut size swell on his upper right leg that was quite tender. It was a swollen-up lymph node that grew so large during the past two hours after eating the chicken. Gus was sure he was in for it. He just poisoned himself with some spoiled meat. He remembered that it was in that freezer box for over a month. Now here he sits in the cockpit. He is not sure what to make out of it. Skin disease, food poisoning, seasick and a back that hurt like crazy, this must be the end of me, he thought. Wouldn’t it now be of so much value to have a companion along, a crew? Maybe a women, never mind the hidden agenda, to take on the duty, to give comfort in the last hours of suffering? Just as he thought about this he remembered that he bought this wonder drug, not Ginseng but this antibiotic, 2 years ago, when he left his home town up north. It was still in its place. He bought it as a last resort and it once saved his life when he traveled in Mexico in his twenties. He had some food poisoning then and was up and running within a few days. So now was the time to see if the magic still worked. Take two pills a day for three days, it said on the bottle. Gus took a pill in anticipation to at least avoid the food poisoning to take over, laid down and let time pass. Fairly soon he felt a lot better, no heat pulsing feeling, the lymph node not as tight as it was and more energy were some of the first signs of relieve. 12 hours later, way past midnight, Gus felt just like a baby, the wounds stopped producing puss and a day later everything turned back to normal, except the weather. Now that was something Gus could deal with and he did. Enjoy Werner Princess Del Mar
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CRISPY PRAWNS WITH AIOLI
CRISPY PRAWNS WITH AIOLI
750g prawns, peeled & deveined 1 cp rice flour 1 tsp dried chilli flakes Finely grated zest from 1 lemon Vegetable oil for frying ½ cp Aioli Pat prawns dry with paper towel. Place rice flour, chilli flakes & lemon zest in a bowl or ziplock bag. Add prawns and toss until well coated. Heat oil in a large saucepan & heat until a cube of bread sizzles on contact. Cook prawns in batches, for approximately 3-4 minutes, until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towel. Season with salt. Serve with aioli sprinkled with extra chilli flakes.
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JOB HUNTING JUST GOT EASIER!
PORK JOKE
Bob Smith was sick of his job and was determined to find work elsewhere. But no matter how hard he tried, his reputation as someone who was not dedicated to the job, seemed to follow him around. One day the phone rang at his office. Although Bob did not usually pick up the phone, he picked it up and said hello. “Hi” said the man on the line, “I have an unusual question to ask you, I’m looking into a fellow Bob Smith for a position in my company. Do you know this fellow?” “Sure I know him”, responded Bob with a smile. “Tell me,” asked the man. “Is he consistent with his work? Does he always show up on time?” “Well I’ll be honest with you” Bob truthfully replied, “I’m not so consistent myself, but whenever I’m here he’s here!”
The leader of the vegetarian society just couldn’t control himself anymore. He just needed to try some pork, just to see what it tasted like. So one summer day he told his members he was going on a vacation. He packed out of town, and headed to the nearest restaurant. After sitting down, he ordered a roasted pig, and impatiently waited for his delicacy. After just a few minutes, he heard someone call his name, and to his great chagrin he saw one of his fellow members walking towards him. Just at that same moment, the waiter walked over, with a huge platter, holding a full roasted pig with an apple in it’s mouth. “Isn’t that something,” says the leader after only a moments pause, “all I do is order an apple, and look what it comes with!”
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2 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 tsp sea salt or rock s 2 egg yolks 1 cp extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp water 2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice 2 tsp wholegrain mustard Blend garlic, salt & egg yolks until well combined. Slowly add oil, and process to form a thick mayonnaise. Transfer to bowl. Stir in water, lemon juice & mustard. Cover and chill until required.
1) You are reading this. 2) You are human. 3) You can’t say the letter ”P” without separating your lips. 4) You just attempted to do it. 6) You are laughing at yourself. 7) You have a smile on your face and you skipped No. 5. 8) You just checked to see if there is a No. 5. 9) You laugh at this because you are a fun loving person & everyone does it too. 10) You are probably going to send this to see who else falls for it.
Variation: If you don’t have a stick mix, blender or food pro-
cessor. Use crushed garlic and ¾ cp whole-egg mayonnaise with lemon or lime juice, place in a tightly sealed jar, and shake until well combined. Chill until required.
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